Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $1,910 per week

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Labor and Delivery Discipline: RN Start Date: 12/09/2024 Duration: 13 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours Employment Type: Travel Travel rate is available for local travelers if their start date is on or before 12/16/2024. RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a Cancel and DNR REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years Experience Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPT 1st time travelers Must have labor and delivery experience and either LDRP or couplet care experience, as well Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes Work Setting Skills: Antepartum, Facility births/month Skills: MUST have both L&D and Couplet Care experience. IV Start, Circulate, Telemetry. We require experience in Mother/baby as well as labor and delivery. Our nurses need to be able to do both, as well as circulate in the OR for C/S deliveries and recover patients in PACU. Antepartum Care & Procedures: Assist with sterile speculum exam, NST, OCT, Reflex checks/edema assessment/clonus, Sterile Vaginal Exam, Triage of obstetrical patients & Use of EFM Fetal Monitoring: Use of External & Internal Monitoring, Use of IUPC & Recognition and Treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns IV Therapy/Phlebotomy: Administer of blood & blood products, Drawing Venous Blood, Start & Maintain Peripheral IV & Use of infusion pumps/drips/IV Monitoring Meds & Admin: Anticoagulants, Antihypertensives, Insulin drips, Magnesium Sulfate therapy, Pitocin, Prostaglandins & Terbutaline L & D Management: Amnioinfusion, Assist with high Rise delivery & vaginal delivery, Circulate for C-Section, Forceps/vacuum extraction, Hemorrhage/shock, Recover C-Section & Sterile Vaginal Exam Neonatal Care in Delivery Room: APGAR Scores, Baby Nurse ("Baby Catcher"), Collect cord samples, ID/Security Banding & Radiant Warmers/Thermoregulation Newborn Care: Assist with Circumcision/Assess site post-op, Car Seat Education, Cord Care, Discharge teaching to parents, Infant identification, Metabolic Screen, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Newborn Assessment & Hypoglycemia, Phototherapy, Teach Circumcision care to parents & Thermoregulation Pain Management: Epidural & General Anesthesia, Pain assessment & management & Use of PCA (IV) Postpartum Care & Procedures: Baby friendly protocols, Breastfeeding Support/lactation support, Episiotomy/Incisional Care, Foley Catheter insertion, Fundus/lochia/perineum care & Wound Assessment & Care Postpartum Care of the Patient With: Vaginal Delivery, C-Section, Couplet Care, Postpartum Hemorrhage & Pregnancy induced hypertension Professional Topics & Skills: Isolation Precautions/PPE & Vaccine Admin Surgical Case/Procedures: Cervical Cerclage, D & C & Tubal Ligation Certs: AWHONN Beginner/Intermediate, BCLS, FHM & NRP. PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Certs: ACLS, AWHONN Advanced Skills: Triage. JOB DETAILS: Target Ratios: L&D 1:1-2, Couplet care 1:3 (average) but could fluctuate up/down based on unit needs; 15 Rooms/ 17 beds. Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the Unit through the Holidays 36 hours can be offered. Shift: 12 Hour NIGHTS; 18:45 - 07:15 Call Requirement: Call may be required if low census. Float Requirement: Float: occasionally may float but would not be likely to be frequent. Weekend Requirement: Weekend Shifts Required: 8 shifts per contract. PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Low risk LDRP unit, although we do take any patients who are pregnant and need care. If too high risk, patient will be transferred out or we will stabilize and then transfer. 15 Rooms/ 17 beds. SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: We have 8 LDRP rooms, 3 observation rooms, and 3 triage rooms. We occasionally take off service female patients such as a hysterectomy, if census allows. We have 1 OB practice that delivers at our facility. We are an LDRP unit, RNs will have either a labor patient or couplets. We require experience in Mother/baby as well as labor and delivery. Our nurses need to be able to do both, as well as circulate in the OR for C/S deliveries and recover patients in PACU. SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: We have all needed equipment to safely take care of our patients. UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours; Hospital Orientation week plus 2-12 hour shifts on the unit; traveler must be available for classes each day. SCHEDULE: May be able to accommodate more pre-approved time off depending on when it is. SCRUBS: Provided/Blue INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY: Please provide your candidate's interview availability for the next 72 hours while submitting candidates to avoid holding up the approval process. Manager WILL NOT OFFER without speaking to/interviewing the candidate first Tact Medical Staffing Job ID 497144. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery About Tact Staff Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level. Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you. Be Adventurous, Make a Difference , Travel with Tact. Be Adventurous - Becoming a travel nurse or allied professional is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourself, to explore a new place, and try amazing food Make a Difference - Nurses and allied professionals make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unnoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses and allied professionals in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do. Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want and don't want in a travel assignment.